Franjo von Allmen secured his first career World Cup victory in the super-G at Wengen, Switzerland, while Marco Odermatt had an uncharacteristic poor result. Von Allmen edged out Austrian veteran Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.10 seconds, marking a breakthrough for the 23-year-old Swiss skier. Odermatt, the three-time defending overall World Cup champion, finished seventh, more than a second behind the winner.
WENGEN, Switzerland — The powerful Switzerland men’s ski team won its home World Cup super-G on Friday, though it was Franjo von Allmen getting his first career win as Marco Odermatt had a rare poor result.
Swiss teammate Stefan Rogentin was 0.58 back in third in the longest super-G of the season. Von Allmen's winning time of 1 minute, 47.65 seconds was more than some downhills. Von Allmen was runner-up in the last two downhills in the past month and will be favored with Odermatt for the classic downhill race Saturday that is a signature event on the Swiss sports calendar. Odermatt won it a year ago.
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